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Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to

This thread is to provide GAF with information about a crippling bug that's been found in the 3DS release of Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward. If any new bugs are discovered, please post it in this thread.

What is this bug? Should I be worried?

There is a bug that's verified to occur in the Pressure Exchange (PEC) puzzle room and Crew's Quarters puzzle room. If you save while in this room, the game will crash and corrupt the save data. You will have to delete the save and start over. EDIT: (or possibly in other puzzle rooms, the PEC and Crew's Quarters rooms are the biggest known culprit at this time)

Yikes! Will this be fixed in the future ala patch?

No information is available at this time. We can only hope a patch is possible.

What if I save in a different slot?

Unfortunately the 3DS version of the game only has one save slot.

So if the game crashes, my save is nuked?

Only if it crashes when you save in the PEC puzzle room or Crew's Quarter's puzzle room EDIT:(or possibly in other puzzle rooms, the PEC and Crew's Quarters rooms are the biggest known culprit at this time). Other crashes have occurred that don't involve saving where the save is unharmed.

Does this bug affect the Vita version as well?

No, it does not. No bugs of this nature have been reported regarding the Vita edition of Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward.

I've already bought it on 3DS! How do I avoid wrecking my save file?

Do not save in the PEC room puzzle! Better yet, just don't save in any puzzle room at all.. The game may still crash, but so long as you save before you start that room and not during the puzzle, your save file should remain intact.

Does this bug occur in other puzzle rooms?

Unconfirmed, but better to be safe than sorry. You might want to refrain from saving your game during any Puzzle room segments and only save during Novel segments.

EDIT: for those who want to know when they're headed toward the PEC room.

Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to

A bug of this nature does exist in the Japanese version, but I cannot confirm if it involves the PEC room specifically. When I played the Japanese 3DS version I did not encounter the bug, but I do not remember if I saved or not.

Yes, it doesn't sneak up on you or anything. Though if you want to be extra safe there's usually a bit where they discuss the various splitting up options before you select one. Saving there should be fine.

A very interesting question, sadly one I do not know the answer to. I'm also not eager to test and find out. XD But I'm not sure if putting the 3DS in Sleep Mode by closing it causes the game to save, or the hardware to create a save state, and even then I'm not positive one way or the other.

My best advise is to just be cautious around puzzle rooms and make sure you save before you split off with a group to enter a puzzle room to be safe.

It's possible the game may still crash, but it does not necessarily mean the save is corrupted. I actually encountered a crash when I saved at the very end of a path (After a GameOver, To Be Continued, or Ending, the game will automatically take you to the save screen) and the game did indeed crash (photo below), but when I reloaded the game, my save was not corrupted.

So I guess it should be said that even if your game crashes, you still need to make sure by loading the save at the title screen whether it's corrupt or not. If you just get a black screen for way more than say, 10-15 seconds, your save is likely corrupt.

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My game crashed three times while in the PEC room and all while trying to access the same puzzle.

It's the connect the dots one leading into the Pressure Room. My game froze when accessing it for the first time entering, and then again for the first time exiting. Seemed fine after.

Had a heart attack every time it happened but my save data was fine each time. I may have just gotten super lucky. That particular puzzle is likely the cause behind this. My game also crashed just after I got a bad ending, but when I reloaded my data was fine and it had saved the fact that I had seen the bad ending.

I realize it's entirely unlikely that this game would ever get a patch, but it sure would make me a lot less worried when playing through it.

Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to

My game crashed three times while in the PEC room and all while trying to access the same puzzle.

It's the connect the dots one leading into the Pressure Room. My game froze when accessing it for the first time entering, and then again for the first time exiting. Seemed fine after.

Had a heart attack every time it happened but my save data was fine each time. I may have just gotten super lucky. That particular puzzle is likely the cause behind this. My game also crashed just after I got a bad ending, but when I reloaded my data was fine and it had saved the fact that I had seen the bad ending.

I realize it's entirely unlikely that this game would ever get a patch, but it sure would make me a lot less worried when playing through it.

This can happen. If you didn't save in the room you're save is probably not corrupted. Reboot the game and try to load your save. The PEC room seems particularly prone to crashes based on most reports I've seen.